Introducing Transcendent Reality ✰✰✰
CURATED BY THE GALLERY
Come through on April 27 for the opening night of Transcendent Reality, the newest art show at The Future Front House. Curated by The Gallery ATX—a femme-powered fine art collective—this exhibit will feature works from 15 artists in the collective’s community.
As the official after-party for The Front Market, Transcendent Reality’s opening night will also feature a DJ set by Damino and 21+ open bar.
RSVPs are encouraged. Donations suggested.
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ABOUT THE SHOW
Transcendent Reality will be on view at The Future Front House through May 28, 2024.
"Transcendent Reality" refers to a level of reality that is believed to exist beyond the physical world. It is often associated with spiritual or metaphysical concepts, and is thought to be beyond the limitations of human perception and understanding. Artists were asked to delve into the concept of transcendent reality within the context of virtual and digital spaces. These selected works aim to address the philosophical inquiry of how our online lives fit into the wider context of a physical universe, challenging the separation between virtual and tangible reality.
The exhibit includes from 15 Austin-based, emerging artists: Serena Zam, ANDEWSAK art, Sydney Parks, Ms Cashmere, Kate Nuelle, Ysabel Garcia, Tay Hall, Kristine Fernandez, Sara Aleyce Roma, Cyn Resendiz, Erin Power, Damino, Turito, Victoria Morales Walter, and L. Dolphin Brown.
Preview the zine for the show here: https://thegalleryatx.bigcartel.com/product/transcendent-reality-zine
about the artists
Serena Zam
Serena Zam is an artist living and making in Austin, Texas. Her work has been featured in shows throughout the city and state, most recently at The Museum of Human Achievement, East Austin Studio Tours, OFC Gallery, The Contemporary Austin - Laguna Gloria, Almost Real Things HQ, and The Lockh(ART) House (Lockhart, TX). Her work is influenced by her technological dread and is focused on how technology and internet culture have altered people and their rituals. She has a background in Computer Science and often blends digital mediums with more traditional techniques like oil painting, weaving, printmaking, and collage. She uses her practice to abstractly contemplate the impact and ethics of the devices, algorithms, and machines that saturate modern life. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin.
SYDNEY PARKS
Sydney Parks is an interdisciplinary artist who works at the intersection of virtual and physical space. Holding a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Houston, her career spans exhibitions, teaching and public art. Parks teaches as an Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of Texas in Austin for the Arts & Entertainment department. She has previously taught as a Lecturer for UT’s Design department, and was a Teaching Fellow in painting, drawing, and virtual reality art at the University of Houston. Sydney’s interest in community engagement led her to teach Prison Drawing to male inmates in the Huntsville Holliday Unit. Sydney’s artwork has been included in institutions like the Blaffer Art Museum and Lawndale Arts Center, with publications including HCE Review Volume II Issue I in Dublin, Ireland, and R2: The Rice Review 2019 Issue in Houston, Texas. She lives and works in Austin, Texas.
Kate Nuelle
Kate Nuelle is an artist born, raised, and based in Austin, TX. Their current body of work investigates the impact that dramatic accelerations in technology have had on socialization, privacy, and daily life. Their are a graphic designer by day, and express themself through film and digital photography, and illustration. Their work has been published in High Noon, Blisters Mag,Verses, and other independent publications. They received 2021 The Frances K. Hendricks Fine Arts Award.
Tay Hall
Tay Hall is a photography and multimedia artist based in Austin, Texas. Their relationship with the arts began in the theater and has since covered a range of performing and visual art mediums. Recently they have been exploring stereoscopic photography as well as crafting with mixed materials, and their work has centered themes of place-based attachments, storytelling and nostalgic reflections. They began showing work in local shows in 2023, and they continue to seek organic intersections of their mediums and new inspirations.
Cyn Resendiz
Cynthia Resendiz grew up in Austin, Texas. They graduated from Texas State University in 2022 with a BFA in Studio Art. Their focused work is in screen printing and they have had the opportunity to show their work in various creative institutions, such as the “2022 Unfinished: New Prints 2022 / Winter”, IPCNY, New York, NY, and the “Edition Variables 2022: New Austin Printmakers Juried Student Show”, Flatbed Press, Austin, TX, amongst other exhibitions.
In 2022, their work was published in “The Hand: The Magazine for Reproduction-Based Art” and they participated in a group residence in Austin, Tx at Mass Gallery. During their transition from undergrad to the workforce, they have taken their love for screen printing and found employment in places such as Kong Screenprinting and Design to my current employment at Industry Print Shop in the flatstock department.
Damino
Damino is a visual artist, musician, activist, and holistic wellness-practitioner who lives and works in ATX. They would consider themselves an inter-disciplinary artist who enjoys blending different practices together. They make art about themes that are relevant to their experience as a queer, non-binary, Latinx first generation American.
Damino graduated from Queens College in New York with a B.A in visual arts and minor in anthropology. They have displayed their work in various galleries including the TX State Galleries, Masur Gallery , Studio San Martian, San Marcos Art Center and other coffee shops in Texas and New York. They participated in the Vermont Studio Art Residency in 2022 and have created various large scale murals in San Marcos and Austin.
Victoria Morales Walter
In 2020, Victoria Morales Walter graduated from her hometown of Corpus Christi at Texas A&M University-C.C. with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in studio art with a minor in art history. She then moved to Irving, TX on a full ride scholarship to go to the University of Dallas to pursue my Master of Fine Arts degree in sculpture. She will be a part of the graduating class of 2024 in May, having earned my Masters of Fine Art. She has had an excellent time throughout my academic & artistic journey presenting two solo exhibitions, Worlds Collide and Synesthesia. She has also enjoyed teaching as the Fall 2023 drawing one adjunct professor as well as advising undergraduates in sculpture. Giving back to the next generation of artists has been one of the most fulfilling duties she has ever accomplished. Her goals would include the opportunity to become a full-time sculptor professor and continue to create immersive based installations. With each new artwork she creates, she strives to further develop her sculptural skills and explore escapism through beautification and color to create unforgettable experiences.
ANDEWSAK ART
ANDEWSAK is located in Leander, Texas, originally from Oakland, California, and is of both Mexican and Japanese descent. He started off as digital artist in 2017, and now primarily explores oil and acrylic mediums.
MS CASHMERE
Ms Cashmere is an Austin-based artist from San Jose, California working with many forms of mixed media including collage, textile, songwriting and production, and collaboration through community archival work. Mixed media presents a tangible parallel to reflect an array of mixed lived experiences including identity and spirituality.
Her works centers themes of love, healing, and transcendence and is rooted in the belief that every individual can heal the world through first healing themselves and extending vulnerability to empower others.
Ysabel Garcia
Ysabel Garcia is an up-and-coming multimedia painter currently residing in San Marcos Texas.
Kristine Fernandez
Kristine is a Filipina American artist located in Austin. Her work has been featured at the Museum of Human Achievement.
Sara Aleyce Roma
Sara Aleyce Roma (b. 1995) is an Austin, Texas based new media artist who utilizes stop-motion, web animation, free association writing, live video mixing, interactive installation, interview and performance. Taking a situationist approach to mediums they utilize all of these methods to explore thought around eco-philosophy, scale, perception, media history, poetry, ritual, and kitsch. Raised by the internet in Nebraska they learned HTML on neopets and animation from youtube before formally studying Motion Media at SCAD, the Savannah College of Art and Design.
They have continuously interacted with community through various collectives as a contributor or organizer. Most recently organizing shows through Favored Channels and coordinating art theory discussions with Concept Animals.
Erin Power
Erin Power moved to Austin from San Antonio, TX at the end of 2019, and began painting for commissions and exhibit submissions in much of her spare time in 2020. She has been accepted into six group exhibits, including a juried show in Round Rock’s Downtowner Gallery where she placed second and was shown on We Are Austin.
Turito
Turito is a Musician, DJ, and nightlife artist in Austin Texas whose work moves freely through the realms of club theatre, music, and multimedia performance art. Their work explores themes of queer stigma, sexual liberation, technology and “the online” through the sounds of hard dark rave beats and soft soundscapes with latin and pop punk influences. In the past years Turito has been nominated for Best DJ of Austin by The Austin Chronicle and previously has received 3 Best of Austin Awards for their work in music and nightlife. In 2018, Turito was presented as Austin’s Future of queer nightlife by The Austin Chronicle and was the cover of their PRIDE issue.
L. Dolphin Brown
Known for her fascinating video installations, L. Dolphin Brown’s art has been celebrated worldwide, from the screens of Times Square in New York City to La Pedrera-Casa Mila in Barcelona, Spain to galleries in Milan, The Canary Islands, and across the United States.
Dolphin’s journey began in 8th grade and was nurtured during her formative years at the High School for Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, Texas. Her academic and artistic pursuits led her to the Savannah College of Art and Design. It was there, under the mentorship of the esteemed video artist Dara Birnbaum, that she expanded her horizons, establishing the college’s first multi-channel installation.
At the heart of Dolphin’s work is her artistic philosophy and commitment to pushing creative boundaries and encouraging others to be authentic in their artistic pursuits.
Her art took a profound turn after a life-threatening illness. Finding solace amidst the fear left behind from her devastating illness, Dolphin turned toward art to transcend that fear. Her creations took on the form of a portal, offering viewers a new way to see and think about life and the present moment. Her work is a deep dive into peace and consciousness.
MEET THE CURATORS
Maria Romero (she/her) is a curator, community builder, and seasoned Business Development professional, originally from Medellín, Colombia and now based in Austin, Texas. She is the founder and Executive Director of The Gallery ATX, a local arts non-profit, and her most recent project, Mujer Manifesto Zine. Her work focuses on providing a platform that celebrates varied narratives, connecting a network of diverse creators, and cultivating a safe environment where discussions on intersections of identity are maintained.
Rewon is an autobiographical creative raised and based in Austin, Texas. Whether designing a zine or painting a self-portrait, Rewon’s work reflects her experiences as a queer woman of color, a daughter of immigrants, and a soul in constant evolution.
She earned a bachelor’s degree from Baylor University, studying journalism, religion, and studio art. Rewon has exhibited work across Austin galleries. She is passionate about building communities through art, investing her time in the Austin art community as a freelance art educator, full-time graphic designer, Director of Artistic Programs for The Gallery ATX and the Mujer Manifesto Zine editor.
how to attend
Sliding scale tickets are available with a suggested $10 donation.
PREPARE YOUR VISIT TO THE FUTURE FRONT HOUSE.
The Future Front House is located at 1900 E. 12th Street within the historic East 12th Street District.
WHERE TO PARK: The Future Front House has a large paid parking lot across the street and is directly accessible by bus line. There’s also free parking up and down the street and in surrounding neighborhoods. Carpool, if you can!
WHAT TO DO: The Future Front House is located within the historic East 12th Street District, which is home to many other creative spaces and businesses, as well as organizations like Six Square. Explore the District while you’re around.
AVAILABLE LANGUAGES — ASL interpreters can be provided upon request. Si necesita traducción al español para participar en este evento, envíenos un correo electrónico a hello@futurefronttexas.org.
IMPORTANT COMMUNITY NOTES + GUIDELINES —
All Future Front staff, volunteers and guests will be required to practice mutual respect, as well as demonstrate an alignment with Future Front’s guidelines and values: futurefronttexas.org/values.
All Future Front sessions are currently held online, outdoors or in open-air spaces where quality air flow is possible, ADA compliance is prioritized and assisted mobility devices can be utilized.
All Future Front sessions follow capacity limits to reduce crowding of any kind.
All guests are expected to follow local health and safety guidelines for gathering, as well as practice consideration with the consumption of tobacco, alcohol and any other legal, mind-altering substances.
GOT QUESTIONS? Shoot us a note at hello@futurefronttexas.org. We're happy to help and will get back to you!
behind FUTURE FRONT
Homegrown in Austin, Future Front is a community space and exhibition series—with women and LGBTQ+ creatives at the front.
As an arts and culture nonprofit, we’re mother to The Front Market, The Front Festival and The Work Conference. Beyond our flagship exhibitions, we host year-round shows, gatherings and workshops at our creative community space in East Austin. Everybody and every body are welcome.
You can learn more about how it all works, our team and what we do: futurefronttexas.org.
THIS PROJECT IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY THE CITY OF AUSTIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, TITO’S HANDMADE VODKA, TOPO CHICO, AS WELL AS FUTURE FRONT’S DONORS AND MEMBERS. THANK YOU!